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Mark Schwartz: “Suite Aidan”

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Happy Father’s Day everyone. Here is yet another local release that has recently came out yet again from Mark Schwartz. This one is called Suite Aidan, and is five tracks that you can find streaming on the player embedded below. Also head on over to Mark’s bandcamp page to purchase the download of the release.

This is Mark’s fifth solo release of the whole entire pandemic. Mark also has recording projects under the names Demons on Wheels, Forest Saints, and Tin Ghost. We are also adding this release on to this year in our Springfield album archive.

Keyng: “Vent”

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Today we bring you a brand new song from local hip hop artist Keyng aka Nykeyla Henderson, who has been making a big splash with her involvement with the Black People Party of America and their involvement in the community lately. Keyng has released a new song a week or so ago called “Vent” and you can find that streaming on the player embedded below. Check out her youtube page right here for some more music.

Dirty Da Don: “Everythang Business / Wake Up” (Music Video)

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We are trying to keep up with all of the new music and music videos coming out of this city right now, but it is hard. Today we bring you a new song and video from long running local hip hop artist Dirty Da Don. The song and video is for “Everythang Business / Wake Up” and you can find it embedded on the player below.

Dirty Da Don released his last album / mixtape Project Legendary 5 Built 4 This at the beginning of this year. You can also find a long list of other music videos on our vids/pics page.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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It’s another week at our record store, and we are inching closer and closer to more of a normal world every week. Our store is still open from 12pm – 6pm every day right now, and we probably will be upping our hours in July. We do have a giant green elephant parked out in front right now as well. This week there are some new LPs, used LPs, 12″ singles, and new CDs hitting the shelves. You can still order music from us online on discogs, and other merchandise from us on storenvy. Okay now let’s dive into it.

New LPs
Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman
Between The Buried And Me – Between The Burried And Me
Big Star – The Best of Big Star
The Get Up Kids – Kicker
Of Montreal – Ur Fun
Owen – New Leaves
Post Animal – Forward Motion Godyssey
Squirrel Flower – I Was Born Swimming

Used LPs
The Alan Parsons Project – Vulture Culture
The Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party!
The Beatles – The Early Beatles
Bobby Rydell – Wild (Wood) Days
Borodin – Guarneri Quartet
Carlene Carter – Two Sides To Every Woman
David Bowie – Let’s Dance
Don Williams – The Best of Don Williams Volume II
Don Janse – Little Drummer Boy
Elvis – As Recorded At Madison Square Garden
Elton John – Victim Of Love
Frank Zappa And The Mothers of Invention – Leatherette
Jacki Sorensen – Aerobic Dancing
Jan & Dean – Anthology Album
Jesse Colin Young – Love On The Wing
Joanie Greggains – Aerobic Shape-Up II
Johnny Tillotson – Here I Am
Loretta Lynn – They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy
Loretta Lynn – Just A Woman
Lynn Anderson – What She Does Best
Merle Haggard – Kern River
The Modern Jazz Quartet – Patterns
Perry Como – Dream Along With Me
Peter Hurford – Romantic Organ Music
Rare Earth – Ecology
Rockin’ Jimmy – By The Light Of The Moon
The Rolling Stones – Tattoo You
Thin Lizzy – Black Rose
Waylon Jennings – Waylon’s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Wayne Newton – Song of the Year

12” Singles
Chubb Rock – Ya Bad Chubbs
Gheto Boys – Gangsta (Put Me Down)
The Vicious Rumor Club – Rumor Rap
Three 6 Mafia – Ridin Spinners

New CDs
Barbra Streisand – Wet
Beck – One Foot In The Grave
Bob James – Ivory Coast
Dokken – Breaking The Chains
Dokken – Dysfunctional
Dr. Dre Presents – The Aftermath
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – Shooting Rubberbands
Hilary James And Bob James – Flesh And Blood
Izit – The Whole Affair
Joe Henderson – Lush Life
Mariah Carey – Merry Christmas
Molly Hatchet – Molly Hatchet
Paula Abdul – FOrever Your Girl
Perfect Stranger – You Have The Right To Remain Silent
Perfect Stranger – The Hits
Reba McEntire – Room To Breathe
Reba McEntire – Read My Mind
Ted Nugent – Intensities In 10 Cities

Mark Schwartz: “The Way It Falls Apart In Numbers”

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Mark Schwartz is at it again, cranking out so many releases during this quarantine that we have a few posts lined up to tell you about them. Today we bring you this six-track release by Mark, called The Way It Falls Apart In Numbers. You can find that streaming on the player below, or head on over to Mark Schwartz’s bandcamp page to purchase the download of the album. Mark describes this release as being “computer compositions, programmed using Noteworthy Software”.

Mark released an album of solo instrumentals called Mark Scwartz on Guitar at the start of this pandemic. We have also added this one to our Springfield album archive page.

Maxi & Kid Ziggy: “Sacagawea” (Music Video)

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It’s music videos galore coming from many of our city’s many original hip hop artists. Today we bring you a new one from a newer Zippir Collective act called “Maxi,” who is teaming up with Kid Ziggy for this new song and video for “Sacagawea.” The video was shot and directed by Elijah Settles, and you can find it streaming on the player below.

Check out a long list of other local music videos shot from over the years on our vids/pics page.

Riddle: “Gush”

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Today we bring you some brand new music coming out of these quarantine times from Decatur, from a project we know next to nothing about. This project is called “Riddle” – this album art may look confusing at first – no, the Springfield hardcore band GUSH is not making a return (as far as we know). This is a new 7-track EP by “Riddle” out of Decatur called Gush. You can check it out streaming on the player below. Also head on over to the Riddle bandcamp page where you can download the release at your own price. We are not even sure if this project plays shows or what!

Activator June 2020 “Music In The Time Of Corona” Issue Available Now

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Hello friends, looks like we blinked and we are already a good chunk of the way through June, but hopefully now isn’t too late to tell you about this month’s issue of Activator Magazine that we have in stock!

This issue is called “Music In The Time Of Corona” and the focus is catching up with local musicians on what they have been up to these past few months during the lockdown and global pandemic. This issue is packed, there is also a feature touching base with all of the record stores in Central Illinois, music reviews, and no live music calendars this time (sorry). Interviews on this one also include Jared Grabb Among Thieves from Peoria, local activist John Keating, Peach from DeKalb, SonnyD Artistry, and XEA. All of that and MORE.

Come pick up your copy of Activator Magazine for FREE in our store (we are open from 12-6pm every day now). If you place an order with us online we will also deliver. Activator also just recently came out with a new mini-zine available to those who support their online Patreon campaign.

Matt LaMarca: “Past Future” (Backyard Demo)

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Here we go, today we bring you more local music this time coming straight from Matt LaMarca‘s back yard in this time of quarantine. Matt is a busy musical man, he performs in the new full band rendition of Baby Ocho, and recently launched a facebook page for his solo material and announced he is working on a new EP. This is a nicely recorded backyard demo of a song presumably going to be a part of that new EP called “PastFuture.” You can find that on the youtube player embedded below.

Vinal Luciano: “Stand Tall” (Music Video)

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Although we are still not to the point where any shows are happening in town other than a few acts playing out outdoor bars here and there, we have a lot of catching up to do on local music being recently released. Today we bring you a brand new hit music video (actually looks like it’s three weeks old now, sorry) for local hip hop artist Vinal Luciano. The song and video is called “Stand Up” and you can find it below. This video was directed by 1782 The Movement.

Also check out our vids/pics page for a long list of local music videos from over the years.